Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-23

the crowd Of approaching danger
what the Democracy In Congress-
Mast DO ar tbe Democratic Candi-
date for President Is to be Elected
Next Ecar.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
First. The duty on tobacco must be
taken of.
Second. The Blair bill must be passed.
Third. In shaping o new tariff GER
tain great interests OF the country must
not suffer by any sudden change, for 1t
would be better to reduce the tax on
whiskey to 80 cents per gallon and on
sugar cent per pound than that those
industries should receive such check
rs would very materially affect the labor
question Of the country. / firmly be-
! lieve that the best interests of the people
will be promoted by the success OF the
Democratic party in the election Tor
| President next year, and, believing this,
am not willing TO see the party pat on
such a platform as will, IN my
opinion, result in the election Of
Mr.. Blaine as the next President
of the United States. / say this, not
withstanding in theory | am "reyenue-
tariff" man. In my humble Judgment
the country, and especially the South.
would suffer far more by the election OF
Mr.. Blaine than it could possibly suffer
by continuation OF certain protection
now given to many great industries OF
the country. You well know that hate
the very word protection, but there
are things which | hate more, one OF
which is Blaine and protection. Your
columns. and the columns OF two other
leading Democratic papers IN Virginia,
will show that, when the State IN 1854
looked almost " solid for MIR. Bayard,
! advocated with all the power | could
that MIR. Cleveland should be nominated.
The result was MIR. Cleveland in the con-
vention got on the first ballot majority
of the delegates from Virginia. While /
do not claim that my communica-
tions brought about such result, 1
do claim that events afterwards
proved the correctness of my opinions.
That action on my part was not based on
any love | had for Mr.. Cleveland, but 1t
was based solely on an earnest desire to
promote the good of my country by the
! election Of a Democratic President In
other words ] then thought and | still
/ think that ut that time Mr.. Cleveland was
| the most available man that the Demo
! crats could nominate, and the result OF
the election showed the wisdom OF my
oninion. Thes success of the Democratic
party is still to me n matter of far more
/ consequence than the promotion OF any
man in it TO the presidency or the adyo-
eating of his opinions which, ii carried
out, will, in my opinion, result not only
in his own defeat, but in the defeat OF the
! Democratic party. The South is dis
posed 10 he "solid for the Democratic
party, but even i'll times past 1t has been
hard work TO keep il solid. If now two
| things which the people OF Virginia and
North Carolina have long asked for are
again refused them, aud If Nh. Blame
/ has the saeacity to overthrow Malone as
leader of the Republican party in Nlr-
Qinia and place General Wickham in his
place. my honest belief is that Virginia
will vote for Blaine and that North Caro-
lima will very likely do the same. The
last election in New Jersey vas not cal
I culated to cheer the Democracy, and the
death OF that splendid gentleman and
true Democrat, Hendricks Of indiana,
places the latter State in very great
donot. To be honest. have not n
shadow Of doubt hut for Mr.. Hen
drcks's personal popularity and efforts
Indiana would have cast her vote Tor
Blaine in 1884. | am aware that the
tendency Of mankind is TO worship even
Presidents" and that consequently 1t
is against the current (of the paIty)
not with !oud-mOuth hurrahs, to
shout for the policy of "the President. "
The democratic party of the United
States is not so deficient in brains as to
have only one man in it fit to be Presl-
dent-nor is it so deficient in brains as
should lead it to square its actions to suit
anv one man, even if such man Is the
President himself and the foremost
man in the party, for nomination next
year for that position. 1t would give me
pleasure to see Mr.. Clevelandrenominated
and elected, and so l would save hun
from defeat 10y having the great Demo
/ cratic parry ~ " hCt 80 W hiniNC p,
sble his election. Virginia and North
Carolina have reason now TO demand the
passage of the Blair bill and the repeal
Of the tax on tobacco, and if their wishes
are again snubbed," neither State
can be counted on to vote the
Democratic ticket next year, especially
if Blaine should have General Wickbam
made leader of the Republican party in
Virginia. As smart aS he (Blaine) Is, it
is not to be supposed that be will be
guilty of the folly OF keeping General
Malone at the head OF the Republican
party in Virginia, for Blaine must know
by now that General Malone and his
man Johnny Wise" when they come
to the front cause thousands Of Demo
Gratis to rush to the polls, while some Re
publicans, on their account, absolutely
vote the Democratic ticket. As for Mr..
Iceberg" John Sherman being the Re-
publican candidate for President next
year, | give that party credit for sense
enough to know that such a nomination
would lead its party to worse than
"Danville Massacre" No man who
took hand in cheating" the people of
the United States out Of the presidency
will ever be elected to that Office, no
matter how much help may be given